Yesterday the officer, thought to have been based at Ellesmere Port station, allegedly took a patrol car without permission.

He was later arrested 25 miles away in Winsford after crashing the vehicle into the gates at the back of Cheshire Constabulary headquarters.

Last night Cheshire Constabulary Deputy Chief Constable Helen King said: “Since September the Constabulary has been supporting an officer from the Ellesmere Port area who has been absent through ill health.

“On Monday the Cheshire Constabulary supported North Wales Police to resolve an incident at the officer’s address in Prestatyn.

“On Wednesday, the officer was able to take possession of a police car and drive it to the Force Headquarters at Winsford where he was arrested.

“The incident was professionally managed to ensure that the public and members of staff were not put at risk. Nobody suffered any injuries, although minor damage was caused to the police car. The investigation is ongoing.

“The Constabulary provides extensive help and support to officers and staff through line managers, the Occupational Health Unit, help lines, the Police Federation and Unison, recognising the demanding and stressful nature of police work. The support available, together with the security of police premises and property, are being reviewed as a result of Wednesday’s incident.”

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Liverpool-born Mark joined the Daily Post in January 2014 after seven years as editor of its Merseyside sister title the Liverpool Post. He started out as a weekly news reporter on Wirral Newspapers, and spent seven years at the Daily Post and Liverpool Echo. He was The Press Association's regional correspondent for North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire from 1983 to 1997, before returning to the ECHO as deputy news editor. He has won a number of journalism awards, including the UK Press Gazzette Regional Reporter of the Year award, and in 1993 wrote a book on the James Bulger murder.